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1957 Map of Towson

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Towson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The massive waters of Loch Raven Reservoir dominate the landscape north of Towson, formed by the Loch Raven Dam along Gunpowder Falls. In the late 1950s and mid-1960s, this area of Baltimore County underwent significant suburban expansion, documented here by the purple-tinted growth of neighborhoods like Hampton Village and Loch Raven Village. The map captures a high density of institutional landmarks, including Towson State Teachers College, Goucher College, and the Hampton National Historical Site.

Transportation corridors including the Northern Central RR and the emerging Beltway reveal the shift from rail-dependent industry to modern automobile-centric planning. Local history is preserved through numerous small burial grounds like Prospect Hill Park Cem and rural churches such as St Johns Ch. The map also details the complex topography around Dulaney Valley Branch and the specialized facilities at Notch Cliff Notre Dame Sanatorium.